Susano'o

Susano'o is the god of the sea and storms in the Shinto religion of Japan.

History
Susano'o is best-known for his slaying of the serpent Orochi after he had been exiled from heaven to the middle-land, Earth. When he stumbled upon an elderly man and woman who informed them that Orochi had eaten seven of their daughters and was about to eat an eighth, Kushinada, Susano'o and his sister Amaterasu (goddess of the sun) slew Orochi. Susano'o took Kushinada as his wife and acquired the legendary sword Kusanagi from Orochi. He ruled Izumo Province (present-day Shimane Prefecture) until he later gave it to his son-in-law Oukuninushi.